You can see this temperature barrier in action when you look at animals that hibernate, which requires dropping their internal temperatures to survive the winter. Bats, for example, have recently suffered huge declines due toFor Casadevall, these findings support his theory about the animal world’s long history with fungi. He argues that perhaps our warm-blooded natures evolved specifically to avoid the kinds of fungal infections that can wipe out cold-blooded populations.
Being warm-blooded has its costs. Keeping your body at such a high temperature takes a lot of energy, which requires a lot of food. In fact, some warm-blooded animals have to eat more in a single day than a cold-blooded reptile of the same size would in a whole month. Constantly seeking out food puts you at increased risk of predation . Why expend all that energy if you can simply bask in the sun?
Of the many benefits to being warm-blooded, one of them, Casadevall argues, is the fungal filter. He says that this could help explain one of evolution’s great mysteries: After the asteroid killed off the dinosaurs, why didn’t they simply repopulate and once again dominate the Earth? “If the reptiles were so fit, how come we didn't have a second reptilian age?” he asks. “The reason that we are the dominant animal is because it was a fungal filter,” he says.
This is a tricky theory because it’s almost impossible to prove. There are very few places where evidence of fungi, or fungal infections, has been preserved in the fossil record—not because they weren’t present, but because fungi tend to be squishy and degradable, not ideal for turning into fossils. “I think it's definitely a fringe theory at this point to say that that's the only thing that happened,” says Spec.
say that without serious intervention, the Earth's temperature could rise 5 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century. And those five degrees could be the difference between fungal resistance and fungal death.fungal infections are already more common in warm locations—the rates of a fungus called cryptococcosis, which can be deadly to people with AIDS, can reach 30 percent in Africa, compared to just 5-10 percent in more temperate regions.
Not exactly. The Zombie Fungus is Cordyceps, which only infects ants, as far as we know…
The left and the media mouthpieces stoking fear yet again.
Yay fear.
Oh, for pity's sake. Virologists dragging diseased specimens into leaky labs in crowded areas are a much bigger threat than future fungi. In any case, the fear narrative has changed - we should now panic about the gulf stream slowing (but this would kill a lot of fungi).
Nah
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Right. I'm sure there's a tax I can pay to end covid like climate change.
This article title makes it sound like climate change is gonna change the temperature of our blood.
Naughty_Dog
Good Lord
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